Rigidity conjecture for circle maps of an oval

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Let γ\gamma be an oval. For directions uu and vv, let fu,fv:γγf_u,f_v:\gamma\to\gamma be the involutions induced by the family of parallel lines in those directions, and set Fu,v=fufvF_{u,v}=f_u\circ f_v. Rigidity conjecture. Suppose that Fu,v:γγF_{u,v}:\gamma\to\gamma is conjugated to a rotation for all pairs of directions u,vu,v. Then γ\gamma is an ellipse. This conjecture concerns the characterization of ellipses among ovals by the rotation-conjugacy of their associated circle maps; it is open as far as the source indicates.

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Primary source

Serge Tabachnikov, “Remarks on rigidity properties of conics”, arXiv:2110.08909 (2021).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2007–2021). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:0705.0188.

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